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I was replacing the flapper portion of my Pentair check valve on my spa return line, but noticed it didn't quite seat flush all the way. There was maybe an 1/8"-1/16th" gap between the clear plastic face and the face of the flange on the black housing. When I screwed it in tighter to try and...

I noticed today that my main return jandy valve is leaking right below the top knob (red circle where arrow is pointing), but only when turned one way...when it's turned to pool off (as pictured) and the water is diverted only to my spa (where the handle is pointing). When I divert the flow back...

Raised spa with only 2 main returns (spa and pool return labeled in red). I've included a pic of my setup for reference. I have an in-line backflow preventer on the spa return (light teal circle) which I think is bad and not working correctly. I don't even see the flap inside opening or closing...

I just need the clear piece that screws on with the flap attached, not the entire assembly. It is for the one with 8 screws like the pic. Just want to make sure I'm getting the right one. It is actually vertical in my pool plumbing, I just rotated the picture 90 degrees so yall could see it...

Backstory...gas heater for a saltwater pool. Has always worked fine, up until recently. Problems began when it started to randomly turn the heater unit on when the pool pump would turn on (not sure if this is a coincidence or not). Then when it would turn on, the numbers started jumping up very...

What is the name of the beige piece of plumbing below the multiport valve assembly handle that my fingers are pointing to? And how difficult is it for a layperson to change?? Mine is cracked and leaking, so I need to get it changed out soon. Does anyone have a link to a thread or video that I...

Just wanted to give y'all a quick little review on this bulb beings there wasn't many I could find on it prior to purchasing it. Our spa bulb went out and we decided to replace it with a color changing LED, previous bulb was a 250w halogen (would get EXTREMELY HOT to the point that it could burn...

Currently my pool and spa lights are on separate switches, one switch controls the spa light and the other switch controls the pool light...so I can turn them on and off separately right now. I was considering changing both bulbs to color changing LEDs and was considering rewiring them both to...

My spa light bulb went out, so I plan on changing it out soon. I've watched several videos and it looks pretty straightforward. From what I've read/watched, the lens gasket is supposed to be changed every time the fixture is opened. Does the new lens gasket also need to be lubricated prior to...

I have an A5 Resilience salt cell and it has some sort of built in compartments around the top that has liquid inside. Well one of the 4 compartments has a greenish-yellow liquid inside (circle with question mark pointing to it) and the other 3 have clear liquids. Does anyone know what these...

Recently, I had to perform a short slam (for about a week) on my pool due to noticing a few small spots of algae. It was caused by a pool party for my daughter's birthday (about 20 kids in the pool) and combined with the extreme temps here (over 100 with heat index right now) it caused a small...

I have SWG system. I had shocked the pool starting 2 days ago. I added liquid chlorine bleach 10% during the day and at night I added a 1 lb pack of Bioguard Burnout 73 for the last 2 nights...yes I know it isn't bleach but my CH level is around 350, so it wasn't going to hurt (normally I only...

We recently bought a new umbrella base for our patio umbrellas (we have 2 umbrellas, but only had one base). The problem is three fold which keeps causing the umbrella and stand to topple over in the slightest wind: 1. It isn't heavy enough (maybe 20-25 lbs) 2. The base isn't wide enough (only...

I've noticed ever since we moved into our house (a little over 2 year ago) that our spa light gets much hotter than our pool light. I just wanted to see if this is common or if anybody else has this happen in their spa too? I though maybe because of the amount of water (much less water in the...

I'm looking for some type of "evergreen" shrubs that I can plant near my pool to replace some bottle brush shrubs that are AWFUL and drop a ton of leaves daily in my pool from fall to spring. I want something that: 1. Stays green year round and doesn't drop any leaves (this is my #1 priority)...

I went to my local pool store today to reaffirm my CYA level because I always seem to have a hard time really deciding when the dot "disappears." I had just ran a full set of levels with my Taylor k2006 test kit and my results were as followed: FC 11.5 (I had just shocked) CC 0.5 TA 75 pH 7.3...

The other day when cleaning my pool on the deep end, I noticed some spots in the deep end of my pool (gunite). Mostly following the pattern along the bottom edge where dirt and some debris tends to accumulate. Although it doesn't accumulate often because I'm anal about keeping my pool clean...

We are almost to the end of our pool deck additions/renovation. We added on 3 separate concrete slabs to make our pool deck larger. Two of the 3 slabs had oklahoma stone laid on top and the 3rd section will have "kool deck" to match the older deck that it is adjacent to that had kool deck...

I have one return line (from my main pump) to my spa that is located near the bottom wall (if you were sitting in the spa, it would be located behind your calf) and it has an eyeball with a slit pointing down. I'm assuming it is built this way as a precautionary measure of directing any heated...

We are adding a few additions to our pool slab (please disregard the mess and tree stump lol) and was wondering what you guys thought would be the best way to clean out this surface drain? If I had to guess, it's about 20ft across and about 1.5" wide and 3-4" in depth. The drain holes are too...

I've noticed that I'm getting air bubbles (not many, only 1 or 2 shooting out every 10-15 seconds) coming from only one of my 3 return jets. It's the return that is the farthest from the equipment pad. This return is on the deep end of my pool. Since I only see bubbles coming from that one...

Let's say you want to run your pump for 8 hours a day, is it better to? A) Run it for a continuous 8 hours during the sunniest part of the day or B) Run it for 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the afternoon

Trying to find out where my leak is coming from and it is leaking at the bottom right bolt and beneath the bolt. I snuggled all 6 up tight when I installed it. I don't see any cracks or anything on the housing, but it appears that the new seal plate is sort of concave (with a slight arch, not...

It appears to be leaking underneath right along the line where the seal plate attaches to the pump (where red arrow is pointing). I looked under and could see several water drops along the bottom of this area where the seal plate bolts up against the pump (where red arrow is pointing). I...

Thanks to everyone who gave me advice over the last 2 weeks and helped me to troubleshoot my pool pump and guide me through the rebuild process! Got it all put back together, installed it today, and it's running great again! You guys are truly awesome! What would have probably cost me $500-700...

Just finished rebuilding my Whisperflo pump with a new seal plate (grommet housings were cracked bad causing shift, impeller was rubbing against diffuser face), new shaft seal, and new gaskets/o-rings. Got everything put back together and just screwed the impeller on, but it seems like it...

Currently I have a 1.5hp single speed Pentair Whisperflo pump. I live In Louisiana and our electric cost are on the lower side here. I may be able to get one or two more seasons out of this one, but soon I will have to get a new pump. I was thinking about replacing it with dual speed pump when...

Maybe I'm over thinking this...but from everything I've researched, this seems like a 50/50 opinion type of thing. What's you guys opinions? To me it seems like the sealant would be beneficial because it will prolong water from getting under the lip and behind the seal. Just need to be careful...

After waiting for over a week now for my new seal plate and shaft seal to be delivered, I noticed a very small chip on the outer edge of the black side of the shaft seal (the half that has the spring) after I had already went through all the trouble of installing it and attaching the new seal...

If you accidentally touch them while installing them, what would you use to clean the ceramic and carbon faces...alcohol?